Anatomy of the Skull
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From which direction is the norma occipitalis viewed?

  • Inferior
  • Posterior (correct)
  • Frontal
  • Lateral
  • What is the term used to describe the head region?

  • Skull
  • Occipital
  • Parietal
  • Cranium (correct)
  • What is the name of the depression formed by the squamous part of the temporal bone and the parietal bone?

  • External occipital protuberance
  • Orbit
  • Temporal fossa (correct)
  • Piriform aperture
  • What is the name of the joint between the occipital and the two parietal bones?

    <p>Lambdoid suture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the elevation observed in the middle of the occipital bone?

    <p>External occipital protuberance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the suture between the two parietals and the occipital bone?

    <p>Lambdoid suture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the upper part of the neurocranium called?

    <p>Calvaria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the opening in the occipital bone?

    <p>Foramen magnum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following bones does not contribute to the structure of the calvaria?

    <p>Zygomatic bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many fossae are observed in the cranial vault?

    <p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the sphenoid bone forms the posterior boundary of the anterior cranial fossa?

    <p>Antero-superior part of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the infratemporal fossa located?

    <p>Infero-medial to the zygomatic arch and medial to the ramus of mandible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the posterior border of the infratemporal fossa formed by?

    <p>Mastoid and styloid processes of the temporal bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following structures forms the medial wall of the orbit?

    <p>Orbital plate of the ethmoid bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the connection between the pterygopalatine fossa and the nasal cavity?

    <p>Sphenopalatine foramen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following bones contributes to the formation of the superior wall of the orbit?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the largest fonticulus in the newborn skull?

    <p>Anterior fonticulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the connection between the orbit and the middle cranial fossa?

    <p>Superior orbital fissure and optic canal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following structures forms the roof of the pterygopalatine fossa?

    <p>Greater wing of the sphenoid bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following structures forms the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the point where the os parietale, os frontale, os sphenoidale, and os temporale meet?

    <p>Pterion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the point where the os frontale and the two os nasale meet?

    <p>Nasion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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